The Earthquake that Shaped Akira Kurosawa

In 1923 a catastrophic earthquake decimated Tokyo in a fiery inferno and a young Akira Kurosawa and his brother was called to it out of curiosity. What he saw that day would echo in his influential films and inspire his work and his dreams, ultimately our movies.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
Ikiru (1952)
Yojimbo (1961)
Sanjuro (1962)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Ran (1985)
Kagemusha (1980)
Red Beard (1965)